W&M English Language and Literature BA Transfer Guide

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Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature

Complete at a Virginia Community College	Credits	Course Equivalent	Notes
SDV 100 or 101	1-2		College Success Skills or Orientation
ENG 111	3	WRIT 101	College Comp I
ENG 112	3	ENGL 210	College Comp II
Select one: ENG 246 American Literature, ENG 255 World Literature, ENG 258 African American Literature, ENG 275 Women in Literature	3	ENG 246 = ENGL 207; ENG 225, 258, OR 275 = ENGL 210
Any UCGS Art or Humanities	3
Any UCGS Social & Behavioral Science (not History)	3
Any UCGS History	3
Any UCGS Natural Sciences	4
Any UCGS Math	3-5
CST 100 OR 110	3-4	CST 100 = SPCH 201; CST 110 = SPCH 102	Fulfills Arts Proficiency
Any UCGS transfer course	3-4
Select one: ENG 246 American Literature, ENG 250 Children's Literature, ENG 255 World Literature, ENG 258 African American Literature, ENG 275 Women in Literature	3	ENG 246 = ENGL 207; ENG 225, 258, OR 275 = ENGL 210
Select 1-2: ENG 200 Introduction to Linguistics, ASL 220 Comparative Linguistics: ASL & English, ENG 236 Introduction to the Short Story, Additional literature course from previous row	3-6	ENG 200 = ENGL 220; ASL 220 = LING 230; ENG 236 = ENGL 210
World Language Courses	Up to 12		See the Transfer Guidance section for more information on the Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement
Additional transfer electives, if needed to meet 60 credits.
Pre-Transfer Credits	60-62

Complete at William & Mary	Credits	Notes
ENGL 250	3	Recommended in the first semester
ENGL 475	4	Also satisfies COLL 400 requirement
British Literature before 1700, British Literature between 1700 and 1900, American Literature before 1920, Literature since 1900, Constructions of Race	12	Distribution Requirements: At least four courses numbered 300 or above. A single course can be used to satisfy no more than two requirements at once. The major requires 36 credit hours, at least 24 of which must be in courses numbered 300 and above.
COLL 150	4
COLL 200	3
COLL 350	3
Arts Proficiency	2	If not completed at the VCCS
Foreign Language Proficiency	Up to 12	If not completed at the VCCS
Electives		Students must have 120 credits to graduate and 60 of those must be taken at W&M.
Post-Transfer Credits	at least 60

University Transfer Center: wm.edu/transfer
Register Intent to Transfer: Submit Letter of Intent by February 1 for Fall, or September 1 for Spring admission through W&M.
Admission Application: Common Application for Transfer by March 1 for Fall or October 1 for Spring.
Financial Aid: wm.edu/admission/financialaid/index.php
FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid: October 1 for Fall at studentaid.gov (recommend adding CSS Profile)

Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, complete your first math and English courses in your first year. For help, see Transfer Steps and Resource Center at www.TransferVirginia.org
Connect with an advisor at your community college and William & Mary within your first year. College Connect available in your account at www.TransferVirginia.org
Refer to https://www.wm.edu/offices/registrar/documents/transfer/vccs_transfer_gu... for additional transfer equivalencies
The major requires 36 credit hours, at least 24 of which must be in courses numbered 300 and above.

Associate Transfer Degree Completion: An Associate Degree results in lower-division gen ed and proficiency requirements being met except the Foreign Language proficiency.
Dual Enrollment -- Completion of Associate Degree in HS: W&M does not guarantee admissions to high school students earning a transferable associate degree through dual enrollment. Applicants who have earned an associate degree while in high school will apply as freshmen.
Credit for Prior Learning: Credits applied toward the associate degree but not earned at the VCCS institution will be reviewed in accordance with W&M academic policy as outlined in the Undergraduate Catalog. Other types of credit, such as military training, ACE recommendations, and CLEP, will be assessed in accordance with W&M policy at the time of student matriculation.
Catalog Year: Catalog year is determined by your first post high school enrollment at a VCCS school.

Completing your Associate transfer degree post-high school satisfies all lower division general education requirements and increases the chance of completing your bachelor's degree?
Exceeding 3 years or 90 credits at your community college means you may have exhausted your financial aid at that college and have limited your future financial aid at William & Mary?

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All undergraduate students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at the 202/203 level at W&M. Students may satisfy this requirement by:
Taking the 4th level of one foreign language in high school
Receive AP, IB or transfer credit for the 202 level or higher
Complete a college-level course at the 202 level or higher

This requirement will be satisfied by two credits with an Arts Proficiency attribute in the same creative or performing art. Examples include dance, creative writing, art, and speech. The purpose of this proficiency is to understand the artistic process. Accordingly, by actively involving students in exercises that require artistic choices, these courses aim for an experience-based understanding of how the artist communicates. A course that satisfies this proficiency requires a student to begin to understand an art at the foundation level through artistic activities involving each of the following: developing their artistic skills; and applying the principles of the art through projects and/or exercises.

4-Year Major

Communication and English

Applicable School(s)

William & Mary

Category/Topic

Transfer Guides

Last revised on Wednesday April 08 2026

Created on Wednesday April 08 2026